Come by Chance and the Politics of Inertia #nlpoli
Is *this* the real El Dorado?More than six months after they shut it down, the company that owns the Come by Chance oil refinery wants to sell it. And they…
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Come by Chance and the Politics of Inertia #nlpoli
Is *this* the real El Dorado?More than six months after they shut it down, the company that owns the Come by Chance oil refinery wants to sell it. And they…
Come by Chance and the Politics of Inertia #nlpoli
More than six months after they shut it down, the company that owns the Come by Chance oil refinery wants to sell it. And they want provincial taxpayers to pay.…
Cowichan Chooses Our Next MLA-October 24th, 2020
This October 24th BC Election is a welcome opportunity for Cowichan Valley citizens to elect a proven community based candidate to represent our interests at the provincial legislature. BC NDP…
Sean Holman’s Whipped Is most relevant today.
WHIPPED The post Sean Holman’s Whipped Is most relevant today. first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
Alberta must learn to walk and chew gum at the same time, premier muses on the topic of energy and the environment
Jason Kenney may have missed it, but Lyndon Johnson’s famous comment about how certain people weren’t up to walking and chewing gum at the same time was an observation about…
UCP AGM 2020: Awards Night
The UCP AGM is such a bizarre event. Sure, there were the typical UCP policies to create an Alberta Pension Plan, collect Alberta taxes here in Alberta, replace the RCMP…
On national efforts
I’ve previously made my pitch as to why progressive people across Canada should pitch in to help support the Saskatchewan NDP’s cause in this month’s provincial election. But I’ll highlight…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Erica Alini reports on Canada’s K-shaped recovery on metrics including employment, debt and housing. And Bill Curry reports on polling showing that…
WESCAM controversy highlights double standards in Canadian arms controls
GA-ASI MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), manufactured by Burlington-based L3Harris WESCAM. Photo courtesy of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Double standards In a rare rapid response to concerns raised…
Wishful Thinking?
When it comes to hoping that the menacing cloud of Covid-19 will be lifted by next summer by a silver bullet vaccine, I’m as delusional as anyone. This virus is…
On coverage failures
As noted a couple of days back, let’s take a look at how Saskatchewan’s provincial election is being covered by local media – and how people responsible for holding the…
Yes Minister- The Need To Know
Yes Minister, a timeless classic with with wisdom and humour that cuts through the BS. It is applicable to all levels of government from the local to the national, far…
Sunday #skvotes Links
The latest from Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign. – PressProgress traces nearly half of the Saskatchewan Party’s donations (which are of course the driving force behind its nonstop ad blitz) back…
Repairing the Damage
Robin Sears is positive — almost positive — that Donald Trump will lose the election. Then, he writes, there will be a flurry of activity: The impact this vile man…
Political Polarization “damaging for democracy.”
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, fresh off her landslide reelection victory, warned on Sunday that rigid political polarization could be “damaging for democracy.” Ardern, asked what the takeaway for…
You don’t get much for US$650,000.
When they hustled president Donald Trump off to Walter Reed medical center a couple weeks ago, there were questions about whether he had covid-19 or not. Many wondered why vice-president…